Josh D’Amaro Announces the Successor for Disney's CFO
There has been a leadership shakeup at Disney Experiences. Disney is bringing in expertise from Disney Imagineering in Hong Kong to step in.
A Long-Awaited Disney Retirement
Disney leadership is shifting. After 39 years of service to the company, Kevin Lansberry is retiring.
Kevin Lansberry's career with Disney included a breadth of roles across Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resorts in Finance, Business Development, Alliances and Operations. He also filled an interim role as CFO for The Walt Disney Company in 2023.
Lansberry will be retiring in February 2026. And, a successor has been named.
Disney's New Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Josh D'amaro, Chairman of Disney Experiences, announced the leadership change. Michael Moriarty has been appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Disney Experiences.
Michael Moriarty has nearly 20 years of experience in Disney leadership. Notably, he served as CFO at Walt Disney Imagineering and Hong Kong Disneyland Resort. For the past five years, he has served as President and Managing Director of Hong Kong Disneyland Resort.
He also has domestic experience. He served in finance leadership roles at Walt Disney World Resort.
Michael Moriarty's Contributions
Most notably, under Moriarty's leadership, Hong Kong Disneyland Resort expanded with the successful opening of World of Frozen! This contributed to a record-breaking year in 2024. He also launched a year-long celebration of HKDL's 20th anniversary, which is currently underway.
We look forward to seeing how Moriarty brings his talents to Disney experiences.
It is already a time of evolution in Disney Parks in the United States with the transformation of Frontierland into a Cars-themed area, the Villains expansion, the transformation of Dinoland U.S.A., and the demolition of Muppet Courtyard to make way for Monsters Inc. We look forward to seeing what else tomorrow brings under this new leadership.
What do you think of the leadership shakeup at Disney Experiences? Let us know. And be sure to share the news with the Disney fans in your life.
Disney getting rid of Frontier land because it depicts Americana. It also shows in all the remakes of Disney movies . We go to parks weekly because of Walt's vision not because of Iger, the board, or a new CFO.
Thank you for reading, Wanda. I am sad to see Frontierland change. My own family loves to explore and play on Tom Sawyer Island. I sure hope they do a fantastic job with making the new area resemble a National Park as planned to restore some of the beauty to that area of the park.